MainStage Concerts 2026-27
Led by dynamic Music Director, Jory Fankuchen,
the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra produces exciting, captivating, and inviting concerts all season.
And ALWAYS ADMISSION FREE!
RSVP’s are NOT required but it helps us to know you’re planning to join us!
MainStage 1: Beethoven’s Eroica, A Hero’s Journey
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven - Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Grace Williams - Sea Sketches
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in Eb Op. 55, “Eroica”
October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm
SF Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St, San Francisco
October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
MainStage 2: Rising Stars, A New Year’s Celebration
These concerts are dedicated to the Memory of SFCO Founder, Edgar Braun and Ida Braun
Program
Lili Boulanger - D’un matin de printemps
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Isabel Feng, piano - Debut Artist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
December 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave, SF
December 31, 2026 @ 7:30pm
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
January 01, 2027 @ 3:00pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
MainStage 3: Emerging Voices
Program
Felix Mendelssohn - String Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Caroline Shaw - Entr’acte
San Francisco 2027 Opera Adler Fellows - Selected Arias
February 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm
Taube Atrium Theater
401 Van Ness Ave, SF
February 27, 2027 @ 7:30
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
February 28, 2028 @ 3:00pm
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
MainStage 4: Sounds of the City
Program
Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Axos Overture and Dance Scene
Xavier Muzik - i like my coffee, black
SFCO commission and world premiere
Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Starla Breshears, cello and 2026 Klein Competition winner